"Look at you cowards!" Wang Han sneered disdainfully at the obsequious envoys from the four countries, mocking them, "You want to see my skills? Do you even have the right? I could kill you with a fart. If you want to see my skills, at least one country's people would be needed."
"..." The envoys from the four countries dared not utter a word after being mocked and looked down upon by Wang Han. Even though they were all mentally strong as envoys, the terrifying pressure of Wang Han's gaze filled them with fear and dread. Their so-called courage and boldness vanished in an instant under Wang Han's gaze.
"Trash!" Wang Han sneered coldly, his figure flashed, and when he reappeared, he was already sitting back in the chair next to Emperor Huizong, no longer speaking.
Seeing Wang Han return to his seat, the envoys from the four countries all breathed a long sigh of relief. With Wang Han in front of them, they didn't even dare to breathe, as if they would die if they did.
"Now that you have met the Divine General, the envoys can return to report!" Seeing that Wang Han would not speak further, Emperor Huizong of Song smiled and said to the four envoys from the four countries, "Tell your emperor that the friendship between the Great Song and your four countries will last forever."
"The friendship between the Dali Kingdom, the Tubo Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom, the Goryeo Kingdom, and the Song Dynasty will last forever." Upon hearing Emperor Huizong's order to leave, the four envoys politely said the same, and then took their leave.
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"How should the General provoke a war?" Emperor Huizong asked Wang Han after the four envoys left. His true intention was to instigate war; he was merely being polite.
“There are plenty of reasons to start a war; when has war ever lacked a reason?” Wang Han said with a smile upon hearing this. “However, I presume that at least three of these four countries have already formed an alliance. It’s even possible that more than four countries are allied; a single move could have far-reaching consequences. The Great Song might then have to fight against three, or even four, five, or six countries, or perhaps more. After all, with a powerful lion at our side, those countries that haven’t paid tribute won’t sit idly by and watch the Great Song grow stronger and become their biggest threat.”
"Then what does the Great General think we should do? Abandon the war?" Emperor Huizong asked. Hearing Wang Han's words, Emperor Huizong hesitated. After all, the Song Dynasty's national strength was not that great; it relied heavily on Wang Han's superhuman fighting prowess. However, there was only one Wang Han, and it was impossible to fight on multiple fronts. Even if Wang Han personally took action to destroy a country and speed things up, like the conquest of Western Xia, it would still take one or two months to destroy one. Adding the travel time, other directions might not be able to hold out. Moreover, after annexing a country, a large army would be needed to maintain it.
"War, of course we must fight, but we need to prepare and devise some strategies before we start," Wang Han said with a smile. "Before that, we also need to dismantle them from within."
"To disintegrate from within, how?" Emperor Huizong asked upon hearing this. It wasn't that he lacked imperial authority, but rather that he couldn't display imperial authority in front of Wang Han; he needed to humbly ask questions.
"Let the ministers step down!" Upon hearing this, Wang Han glanced at the assembled civil and military officials and said with a smile.
"You may all step back." Upon hearing this, Emperor Huizong nodded and instructed all the civil and military officials.
"General, now you can tell us how to undermine them from within?" Emperor Huizong asked Wang Han after the ministers had all left.
“Dismantling them is simple, it can be done in four steps,” Wang Han said with a smile. “First, I will personally assassinate their royal court and ministers, frame them, and provoke a war between them. However, in this way, I will be unable to carry out the military campaign.”
"General, you can't just abandon your troops and fight! The assassination can be left to someone else," Emperor Huizong quickly said upon hearing this. He was counting on Wang Han's superhuman fighting prowess to wreak havoc on the battlefield, but instead, Wang Han was tasked with assassination. Could the Song army possibly defeat so many other nations? Even if they could, the losses would likely be devastating.
"Don't worry, I can say this with complete confidence. Only my personal involvement can ensure the safety of this matter," Wang Han said with a smile. "The army is capable of fighting. While Yang Zhi and his men may not be able to take on ten thousand men, they can certainly hold off two or three thousand. With them as role models, the enemy will surely tremble in fear, and our Great Song army will fight bravely. Moreover, Great Song doesn't intend to confront them all at once. Even if they form an alliance, not all of their new courts will dare to attack Great Song. Great Song is surrounded by them, and they are surrounded by other countries. It's too easy to incite conflict between them. We don't need to rush to send troops; we just need to prepare and station troops on the border. If they fight amongst themselves, we can sit back and watch. If they ask Great Song for help, we can send troops to quell the conflict and then annex their country. If they don't fight amongst themselves, I will continue to assassinate their new royal courts until they provoke conflict. However, this tactic won't fool some clever people. Therefore, we need to station troops on the border and prepare to ensure everything goes smoothly. If they attack, we just need to hold them off first, and they will soon retreat."
"Then what about the second, third, and fourth steps?" Seeing Wang Han's confidence, Emperor Huizong of Song felt relieved and asked.
"The second step is to thoroughly rectify the Song Dynasty's court and officials, and also to quell the bandits within the Song Dynasty. By rectifying these bandits while I instigate wars with these countries, we will not only have a reason to punish those ministers, but also lower the guard of those countries. The bandit suppression can also be used as military training to prepare for war. This step is the most important. There must be no problems internally, otherwise even if we succeed, it will be difficult to last."
"The third step is to annex the surrounding countries, starting with Goryeo. This country is the easiest to annex, but also the most threatening. It's easy because this country has no allies around it and is isolated and helpless. It's dangerous because if we don't take this country first, we may be attacked from both sides. Moreover, this country must be taken down as quickly as possible, without giving them a chance to ask for help. After I assassinate their royal ministers, I will personally take action to cause a natural disaster."
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